The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
MARRIED At EIGHTT.sIx.
An Oid-tirse Dancins Master WEEDS Bride
OF 90 Tesre.

Pros, ne Philadelphia rtme'.
An old.fashioned courle were tho last pas
sengers to leave the terryboat Baltic when y
| ran into the alp at Market street, camden.
Thursday morning, The mans long hair Ta S
rass .hp Rso ssn II on
IN s Sear R 6sE
away coat with it's velvet collar showed that Il
SS NAM ~ r. y
hats that were worn by the ancient ,swells
| OF this city. and his cane. on which he leaned
baeito TsS fhs T ne was sure dressed
| OF n Quakorcss, and from b1noat h her old fash;
Toned s,sel.eolorsd stEaignt bonnet metz, peep ed
looked after tho I'D folks asthey walked slowly
pfrom the ferry, .,.,,,,u
the old man nan Kept constantly resplne up through
his sllver-rimmed sncctacles at the skins
8 II Of H. Sn the
p poRHd ' aS hS
they stopped two or three small boys further
| up the street and saw the bows point their
fingers, s,lll further up the street Squire
| ing his beautiful sorrel-co:ored whiskers iu his
cigar store, when he heard q voice in the store
instant the od-iashioned couple walked in.
| The old man made digniiled salute. ana ms
quaint companion made curtesy: SIaire
".Strong or mid,'"
two said in chorus, We want to get married.
sir"
the passage q the Pennsylysn az Mar ar
squirs. Schmidt quickly REPLIED. Certainly"
a,ir@i age. and supposed they hadn't elored;
and i they waited ,or two minutes ne w2" ia
f BMrbs In Gharey Drehs who keeps @
palace across the way from the Justices office.
and Lawyer Richard kidxway. Jr., whose Of
the 'SQuires. They were the wi nes,es, to the
tying OF the nupiial knot, which was done In
Squire Schmidl's most solemn and impressive
The groom said he was Charles Brooks. the
old;time dancing master. VINE tanght many =. a
s.se ~ Swing" and the "Gnnnsr's Gun Rac.
IN hs 81 g fh. h SSs e% %a.
Emma Llrich. and she modestly said that the The
ZEPHYR OF IS summers hnl famed her cheeks Cheeks
the Justice made hem man and wi Dancing,
master Brooks told q romantic story. he salu
he was about to fulfil a promise he made over
She who he was about to make his wife had
won his heart over hall u century ago; Ihey
PROTEST girls in, all burlington county He
OF her girhood.. Her sweet face an graceful
figure capiivated him. and after a long court.
ship they made mutual VOWS ni ma;rri"Ea., bnt t
long afterward they were separated. She was
taken to virginia and he went West. and soon
both were lost 10 each other.
Some years later he came back to Philadel-
phia and married. His wife died, and he was
aui city living widower's lite. wien, aftera
separ,i,ion OF almost a half century, he dis
covered thar his old oye. Miss Erich, was
! living in Philadelphia. They soon met. She
had been constant always and had never mar
lied. They still loved each other and when
she reminded him OF the promise Of fifty years
ago ne proposed the trip across the ferry yes
terday.
Wien the old man had finished his story
Squire Schmidt smiled and then the Knot was
tied When the good natured 5 miro mad pro
no,inced the last word the Old man kissed his
bride and the quaint old lady leaned over and
kissed and Rugged the groom. Then Squire
Schmidt said soemnly:
Bless you, my children"